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Nonprofit · EIN 81-5316889

YG2D

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94172

Financials

$80K$123K2023$193K$186K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of YG2D by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-EZ$192,899$185,725$7,174$36,811$92,612-$55,801
December 31, 2023990-EZ$79,721$122,725-$43,004$32,301$94,892-$62,591
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$121,430
Program service revenue
$71,469
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,300
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$101,528
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$97,610
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$64,290
Printing, publications and postage
$3,094
Other expenses
$19,431
Program services (functional)
$143,249

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$32,301
Total assets, end of year
$36,811
Total liabilities, end of year
$92,612
Net assets, end of year
-$55,801
Cash, savings and investments
$36,811
Gross receipts
$192,899

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Peter Edward BuskirkCEO and Executive Director40$73,985
Chelsea ColemanCFO20$27,543
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Peter Edward BuskirkCEO and Executive Director40$65,000
Chelsea ColemanCFO10$18,000

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 720040, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94172-0040
In care of
% YG2D
Signed the 990-EZ
Chelsea Coleman, CFO
Phone
(918) 853-0938

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 81-5316889 or by the name YG2D.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

YG2D is a 501(c)3 non-profit brining diverse communities creatively into the conversation of death and dying, inspiring life by unabashedly sourcing our shared mortality, with concerts, open mics, workshops for the general population, and programming specific to hospice patients, cancer patients, and our prison community.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • We host shows, performances and workshops in accordance with our mission. These take the form of small group workshops, open mics, and larger benefit concerts. We held 35 events throughout the year, both online and in person. We served over 4000 individuals through these events throughout the year.
    Expenses $18,910 · grants $21,276
  • Our Executive Director, Ned Buskirk, is contracted through YG2D by UCSF Art For Recovery program to bring creative writing workshops to cancer patients at UCSF. Ned sees approximately 50 patients per week, roughly 20% are repeat visits, and serves these patients 3 days a week.
    Expenses $50,193 · grants $50,193
  • Alive Inside is our prison program. We work inside prisons, including San Quentin, Richard J Donovan, and California Men's Colony in California to bring music, creative writing workshops, and performance opportunities to incarcerated individuals. Our Executive Director, Ned Buskirk, is a weekly facilitator for the Light Keepers, a peer support suicide prevention program inside San Quentin. Our team also works with groups of exonerated individuals who were wrongfully convicted, through workshops and retreats with the Ohio Innocence Project. In 2024 we facilitated a program at the annual Innocence Network Conference, and our Alive Inside program served approximately 400 incarcerated or exonerated individuals and their family members.
    Expenses $74,146 · grants $82,752

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

File the 2025 990-EZ for YG2D

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
81-5316889
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2017
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$36,811
Income (IRS master file)
$192,899

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2024$192,899$185,725$36,811IRS
990-EZDecember 2023$79,721$122,725$32,301XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-5316889).

Questions about YG2D

What is the EIN of YG2D?
The employer identification number (EIN) of YG2D is 81-5316889.
Is YG2D tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
Are donations to YG2D tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does YG2D file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of YG2D due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did YG2D last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of YG2D?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 2 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $73,985 (Peter Edward Buskirk, CEO and Executive Director).
How much revenue does YG2D have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $192,899, expenses of $185,725 and total assets of $36,811 at year end.

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